Nottingham

Nottingham's population expanded between the last two censuses. At the same time there were changes in ethnicity, marriage and health.

The population reached nearly 310,000

Between the last two censuses, the population of Nottingham increased by 14%, from just under 267,000 to 306,000.

The addition of just under 39,000 people means this area's population increased faster than the rate of growth across England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Nottingham was home to, on average, 29 people per football pitch-sized piece of land. This made it the East Midlands' second-most densely-populated unitary authority.

Population density was higher than the average across the East Midlands

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across the East Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

A younger Nottingham

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Nottingham decreased by two years, from 32 to 30 years.

This area had the lowest average age in the East Midlands and remained younger than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The fall in age was because of an increase of just under 18,000 people between the ages of 20 and 29 years, while the population between 70 and 79 years decreased by almost 2,000.

About 23% of people in Nottingham are aged between 20 and 29 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Nottingham by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

More people worked short hours

Nottingham saw England's third-largest rise in the proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week.

Every local authority area across the East Midlands saw a rise in the proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week, as the regional average grew from 1.8% to 3.0%.

In 2011, just over 1 in 25 (4.3%) people aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in Nottingham said they had worked less than 16 hours the previous week, compared with 2.4% in 2001. The percentage that worked over 49 hours in a week decreased from 10% to 7.0%.

England's largest increase in the proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week occurred in Newham (from 2.3% to 5.9%) followed by Newcastle upon Tyne (from 2.1% to 4.3%).

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week in Nottingham increased by 2 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in Nottingham, the East Midlands and England that said they had worked less than 16 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

Ethnicity in Nottingham

The number of people in Nottingham from the White ethnic groups decreased from just under 230,000 in 2001 to about 220,000 in 2011. This represents a change from 85% to 72% of the local population.

The percentage decreased by more than the average across the East Midlands (from 93% to 89%) and the average across England (from 91% to 85%).

The number of people in Nottingham from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from just over 19,000 in 2001 to about 40,000 in 2011 (from 7.1% to 13%). The number of residents from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups increased from about 12,000 to just over 22,000 (from 4.3% to 7.3%).

About 20,000 people (3.1%) said they were from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed), up from just under 8,400 in 2001 (6.6%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the ethnic profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between ethnic groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population from the White ethnic groups in Nottingham decreased by 13 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Nottingham by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in Nottingham

The percentage of Nottingham residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability increased from 3.5% to 3.8% in the decade leading up to the most recent census.

In 2011, just under 1 in 20 (5.0%) reported being limited a little in their day-to-day activities, compared with 5.5% in 2001. The percentage of Nottingham residents whose day-to-day activities are not limited by a long-term health problem or disability remained close to 91%.

The proportion of people who are considerably limited by a long-term health problem or disability decreased faster here than in any other local authority district across the East Midlands. The improvement brought health in Nottingham close to the regional average 4.0% in the East Midlands described their health as good in 2011).

The proportion of people who are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability was lower than across the East Midlands

Percentage of usual residents that reported being considerably limited in their day-to-day activities across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

More single people in Nottingham

Nottingham saw the East Midlands' second-largest rise in the proportion of people who had never been married or in a civil partnership.

In 2011, just over one in two (51%) people aged 16 and over in Nottingham said they were single, compared with 44% in 2001. The percentage that said they were married decreased from 36% to 32%.

Across the region, only Lincoln saw a greater rise in the proportion of people who had never been married or in a civil partnership (from 34% to 44%).

Every local authority area across the East Midlands saw a rise in the proportion of people who had never been married or in a civil partnership, as the regional average grew from 28% to 32%.

The proportion of people who had never married or entered a civil partnership was higher than across the East Midlands

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 and over that said they were single across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

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